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A. J. WILSON.

OY. APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1911.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

i To all whom it may concern:

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ANDREW 3'. WILSON, F CLEVELAND, OHIG, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF 'IO VALENTINESTEPHEN, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO. Y

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' Specification of Letters Iatent.

Patented Jan. 2,1912.

Application filed January 27, 1911. Serial No. 605,021.

Be it known that I, ANDREW J. YViLsoN, a citizen of the United States,and resident of Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of'OhiO,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Toys, of which ,Ihereby declare the following to be a. full,

clear, and exactdescription, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains, to make and use the same.

The objects of the invention are to provide a toy catapult for sharplypropelling small articles such as peas or shot and ofsuch simplicity ofconstruction that it'can readily be used by the youngest child.

The device is provided with a handle portion with an elastic portion andarigid abutment against which the propelling portion is adapted tostrike sharply and thereby pro- ,vide the reaction necessary to giveadditional impetus to the missile.

The invention is'heremafter further described, shown in the accompanyingdraw ings and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings Fi irel is a side elevation of the device.whic shows in dotted lines the position in which. the elastic member ispulled back before liberating it to throw the missile; Fig.2 is a frontelevation thereof, and Fig. 3 is a plan view looking from above; Fig. 4is a side elevas tion of a modified form showing a separate springmember.

' In these views A is a preferably cylindrical rod iormed of elasticmaterial such as wood in which the grain is very straight and which ispossessed of great strength and elasticity; such wood may be .oak,hickory, ash, cypress, spruce or any one of the number of othervarieties which are well qualified for use in this manner. This rodforms a rigid handle and is provided with a long tudinal saw kerf Blocated at one side of the axial center so as to provide an elasticproelling member C which is thus made integral with the handle portion.The handle portion is cut away at the upper end so as to leave asubstantial length I) of the ropcllingniember projecting beyond it. n-

trally upon this progecting end of the prd- 'pelling member is aflixed ashallow cup E adapted to hold temporarily the ball or other missile tobe discharged from the catapult. The extremity F of the handle forms anabutment against which the propelling member strikes.

The propelling member is preferably wider at the bottom than at theouter edge-to give it increased strength and durability and to obtainthis result the saw kerf can be made slightly inclined tothe axis of therod or the base of the handle can be made broader in the outer end.

The action of the device is very pronounced and may be described asfollows:

When the outer end of the propelling member is pulled back as shown indotted lines in.Fig.' l, and the ball placed in the cup and thepropelling member is released it will spring back to the verticalposition and strike sharply against the abutment F of the p The reactionoccurring .from the handle;

sudden blow will propel the missile to some distance. The distance ofthe cup from the top of the handle is preferably that shown. vary theamount of.

but may be varied to reaction obtained upon the missile. The little cupE can be attached to the extremity of the propelling member "in anymanner desired.

In Fig. 4 is shown a separate spring member C attached by means ofscrews G, G, to the handle A.- This member may be formed of metal ifdesired and a pocket E may be stamped therein in the projecting portionI).

Having described the invention what I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1S- 1. As an article or manufacture, a toy catapult,comprising, a handle composed of a hard elastic material such as wood,said handle provided with a longitudinal saw kerf being kerf near oneedge, said saw dia onal to the side of said handle, the de tac edportion slanting upward and vided with a narrow extremity cup centrallysecured to said projecting portion.

2. As an article of manufacture, a toy catapult, comprising, a handleportion composed of hard elastic material having a lonproextendingbeyond the body of the handle, and a missile gitudinal grain such ashard Wood,- said In testimony. whereof, I hereunto set my handle havinga saw kerf extefidinghlongihand this 13th day of January, 1911.

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12063 of the handle. WM. M. MONROE.

